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Codorus Navigation was one of several privately funded canals such as the [[Union Canal]] that operated in Pennsylvania during the same era as the [[Pennsylvania Canal]]. Though the canal fell into disuse in the middle of the 19th century, parts of its graded towpath, once used by the mules that pulled the boats, are becoming part of a [[rail trail]] along Codorus Creek between York and John Rudy County Park. The trail of {{convert|5.5|mi|km|1}}, a northern extension of Heritage Rail Trail County Park, will join {{convert|42|mi|km|0}} of existing trail that begins in Ashland, Maryland, and ends in York. |
Codorus Navigation was one of several privately funded canals such as the [[Union Canal]] that operated in Pennsylvania during the same era as the [[Pennsylvania Canal]]. Though the canal fell into disuse in the middle of the 19th century, parts of its graded towpath, once used by the mules that pulled the boats, are becoming part of a [[rail trail]] along Codorus Creek between York and John Rudy County Park. The trail of {{convert|5.5|mi|km|1}}, a northern extension of Heritage Rail Trail County Park, will join {{convert|42|mi|km|0}} of existing trail that begins in Ashland, Maryland, and ends in York. |
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Construction began on the trail extension in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | last = Kuehnel | first = Paul | title = An Old Path Offers New Solutions | publisher = ''York Daily Record'' | date = [[July 21]], [[2006]] | url = http://greenmesh.com/2006/07/an_old_path_offers_new_solutio.php | accessdate = 2007-11-14 }}</ref> |
Construction began on the trail extension in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | last = Kuehnel | first = Paul | title = An Old Path Offers New Solutions | publisher = ''York Daily Record'' | date = [[July 21]], [[2006]] | url = http://greenmesh.com/2006/07/an_old_path_offers_new_solutio.php | accessdate = 2007-11-14 }}</ref> |
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| [[York, Pennsylvania|York]] |
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| {{coord|39|57|45|N|76|43|40|W|globe:earth_type:city_region:US-PA_source:gnis|display=inline|name=York, Pennsylvania}}<ref name="gnis York">{{cite web | work = Geographic Names Information System| publisher = United States Geological Survey | date = August 2, 1979 | url = http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1193701| title = York | accessdate = March 21, 2009}}</ref> |
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| City at the western terminus |
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| [[River delta|Mouth]] of Codorus Creek |
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| {{coord|40|03|30|N|76|38|39|W|globe:earth_type:city_region:US-PA_source:gnis|display=inline,title|name=Codorus Creek mouth}}<ref name="gnis Codorus Creek">{{cite web | work = Geographic Names Information System| publisher = United States Geological Survey | date = August 2, 1979 | url = http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1172123| title = Codorus Creek | accessdate = 2009-03-21}}</ref> |
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| Creek mouth near the eastern terminus |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~techclin/canal/ncm/index.html National Canal Museum] |
*[http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~techclin/canal/ncm/index.html National Canal Museum] |
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Revision as of 20:54, 21 March 2009
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| Specifications | |
| Locks | 13 |
| Status | Abandoned except for recreation and historic interest |
| History | |
| Date of first use | 1832 |
| Date closed | ~1850 |
The Codorus Navigation Company, based in York in south-central Pennsylvania, was formed in 1829 to make a navigable waterway along Codorus Creek from York to the Susquehanna River, a distance of 11 miles (18 km). Plans called for 3 miles (4.8 km) of canal, 8 miles (12.9 km) of slack-water pools, 10 dams, and 13 locks with an average lift of about 7 feet (2.1 m).[1]
The first 3 miles (4.8 km) miles of the system were finished in 1832, allowing boats named Codorus and Pioneer to run passenger excursions between York and Barnitz's Springs. After the entire system was opened to boats, arks, and rafts in 1833, the first ark to reach York carried 40,000 feet (12,192 m) of lumber and 100 passengers, and later arrivals brought such cargo as stone, coal, and shingles.[1]
Plans originally included a second canal from the mouth of Codorus Creek along the Susquehanna to calm water above Chestnut Ripples. This would have made entrance into the Codorus system easier for craft coming down the river, but the extension canal, though started, was never finished. Competition from the York and Maryland Railroad, which connected York to Baltimore by 1838, and the Wrightsville, York and Gettysburg Railroad, which began operations in 1840, put the Codorus canal out of business by about 1850.[1]
Codorus Navigation was one of several privately funded canals such as the Union Canal that operated in Pennsylvania during the same era as the Pennsylvania Canal. Though the canal fell into disuse in the middle of the 19th century, parts of its graded towpath, once used by the mules that pulled the boats, are becoming part of a rail trail along Codorus Creek between York and John Rudy County Park. The trail of 5.5 miles (8.9 km), a northern extension of Heritage Rail Trail County Park, will join 42 miles (68 km) of existing trail that begins in Ashland, Maryland, and ends in York. Construction began on the trail extension in 2006.[2]
Points of interest
| Feature | Coordinates | Description |
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| York | 39°57′45″N 76°43′40″W / 39.96250°N 76.72778°W[3] | City at the western terminus |
| Mouth of Codorus Creek | 40°03′30″N 76°38′39″W / 40.05833°N 76.64417°W[4] | Creek mouth near the eastern terminus |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Shank, William H. (1986). The Amazing Pennsylvania Canals, 150th Anniversary Edition. York, Pennsylvania: American Canal and Transportation Center. pp. 74–75. ISBN 0-933788-37-1. Cite error: The named reference "shank" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Kuehnel, Paul (July 21, 2006). "An Old Path Offers New Solutions". York Daily Record. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "York". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
- ^ "Codorus Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved 2009-03-21.